Annual Native American celebration set for this weekend

7:30 PM,
Jan. 16, 2013

Native American dancers gather in 2012 before the grand entry parade at the Honoring Traditions Eastern Woodland Celebration at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds. Vendors, drummers and dancers are featured at the two-day event.

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The annual Honoring Traditions Eastern Woodland Celebration will be this weekend at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds, bringing together representatives from more than 35 tribes, 34 vendors and 200 Native American dancers to celebrate at the gathering.

"This is a chance for friends to come together," event coordinator Kevin Everhart said. "It is also a chance for people to learn about Native American culture."

Everhart said one of the people who will perform during the weekend is Douglas Blue Feather. ...